An old Hindu ascetic or holy man: standing, wearing a saffron loincloth and turban and carrying a cloth bundle, pot and beads. Drawing, ca. 1880 (?).
- Date:
- [1880?]
- Reference:
- 566387i
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Description
The man's body is covered in ash and his forehead and upper body decorated with ten red dots; he has a long white beard and a staff
Publication/Creation
[1880?]
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil (?), with watercolour and gouache ; image and border 14.5 x 9.6 cm
Lettering
Lettering: handwritten in Urdu (?), in Arabic script on a label pasted to verso (now detached)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 566387i
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Location Status Access Closed stores